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Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F major, BWV1047

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‘The musicianship of these players is remarkably infectious, engaging and communicative as well as brilliantly accomplished’ (CDReview)‘I can think of no performances which communicate such a sense of freshness and sheer enjoyment … superb … bouquets all round. A clear winne ...» More

'These are undeniably Brandenburgs of flair and understanding' (Gramophone)'The ensemble playing is a model of cohesive teamwork, but the players also shine as individuals in the many virtuoso solo passages peppered throughou ...» More

In 1931 the pianist and muse Harriet Cohen invited all her principal composer friends each to make an arrangement of a work by J S Bach for inclusion in an album to be published by Oxford University Press. Published as A Bach Book for Harriet Cohe ...» More

Eugene Goossens was the only contributor to the Bach Book to choose an orchestral work to arrange. His version of the Andante central movement from Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No 2, dated ‘Cincinnati, Sept. 29, ’31’, has the most cluttered appearance on the page of any of the pieces, partly because he adds trills and anacruses, and partly due to the need to accommodate Bach’s highly contrapuntal web. A few passages contain lines in small notes, which Goossens states ‘must be played, but are subservient to the main thematic interest’. Yet it all sounds perfectly effective.